Addresses concerns raised by some States that the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) prohibits eligible agencies and eligible recipients under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998.

Distribution of Funds to Secondary School Programs in Fiscal Year 2000 and Succeeding Fiscal Years under Section 131(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (Perkins III).